Total Crime Rate

153.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 153.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canonbury Square area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Canonbury , and the 239th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canonbury Square (N1 2AN) in the last 12 months was 153.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% higher than the Canonbury average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canonbury Square (N1 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near Hampton Court. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canonbury Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Keen'S Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barnsbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barnsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colebeck Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colebeck Mews β€”
Sep 2025Public order John Spencer Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Compton Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Public order Colebeck Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alwyne Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alwyne Lane β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person River Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Halton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Highbury Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pleasant Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tyndale Lane β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Tyndale Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tyndale Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tyndale Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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